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but it also reminds americans about the obama administration's greatest national security accomplishment. newly released documents recovered from osama bin laden's pakistan compound show a frustrated terror leader. one who was worried about the future of al qaeda. an analysis of these newly classified letters show bin laden was angry at his seem league inability to control the group's regional affiliates. especially the ones whose attacks often claimed the lives of muslims. >> i'm reminded of the final days of adolf hitter in the bunker in berlin when he was giving orders for dwigsss and armies to be moved around and those divisions and armies didn't exist. >> reporter: the white house said these documents provide a window into the state of al qaeda. >> that organization was under a great deal of stress. had been diminished. but remained a threat. and remains a threat. >> reporter: the bin laden document release comes as a new threat emerges from al qaeda. fire bombs that could torch large swaths of the american west. inspire al qaeda's online magazine notes the significant damage caused
but it also reminds americans about the obama administration's greatest national security accomplishment. newly released documents recovered from osama bin laden's pakistan compound show a frustrated terror leader. one who was worried about the future of al qaeda. an analysis of these newly classified letters show bin laden was angry at his seem league inability to control the group's regional affiliates. especially the ones whose attacks often claimed the lives of muslims. >> i'm...
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folks who support obama saw in joe biden an aggressiveness and passion and defense of the administration you did not get from the president. not nearly as vigorous one last week. in that sense a draw. they both did what they had to do. all comes back down to tuesday night. that really is going to be probably the clutch debate. >> tuesday is the second presidential debate. that is going to be held at hofstra university, moderated by a woman, candy crowley of cnn. townhall style including foreign policy. i just was, what struck me is that it is really split. i think they bethoth appealed t their base. from some polls, women were turned off bay interrupting and laughing joe biden. a lot of people calling for more substance explanation from paul ryan. >> on the other side, if women were turned off by the most tense question of the night the one about role with religion and abortion. clearly paul ryan made it clear, he is pro-life. joe gave a nuanced, answer, look, in my personal life, i accept catholic church's teachings on this. i will not impose that on anybody else. watching the network t
folks who support obama saw in joe biden an aggressiveness and passion and defense of the administration you did not get from the president. not nearly as vigorous one last week. in that sense a draw. they both did what they had to do. all comes back down to tuesday night. that really is going to be probably the clutch debate. >> tuesday is the second presidential debate. that is going to be held at hofstra university, moderated by a woman, candy crowley of cnn. townhall style including...
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the obama administration denies that. hindsight is "20/20." no doubt about it. there were requests they didn't feel safe. they needed more. let's face it. the facts play out that they had, very good suspicion and they were right. >> not a good time for the hearing, for the obama administration. especially, 20-something days away from the election. >> got that right. >> tough. >>> talk about lawyers and jerry sandusky, they say they will fight the attempts to take away his penn state pension. the retirement pension told sandusky will no longer receive $4,900 monthly check. sandusky received a total of $900,000 in pension payments between his retirement in 1999 and last month. >> wow. >> that is a -- sweet retirement deal. >> $900,000. >> that's a lot. wow. >> apparently the decision rests on analysis that he remained a de facto employee of penn state in the years after his 1999 retirement. we know now that put him in the position to commit more crimes against young boys. no surprise to me that -- they're saying you are not entitled to that retirement anymore. it
the obama administration denies that. hindsight is "20/20." no doubt about it. there were requests they didn't feel safe. they needed more. let's face it. the facts play out that they had, very good suspicion and they were right. >> not a good time for the hearing, for the obama administration. especially, 20-something days away from the election. >> got that right. >> tough. >>> talk about lawyers and jerry sandusky, they say they will fight the attempts to...
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. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, former president bill clinton seemed surprised the obama administration's lawyer did not mention in court other precedents for the government telling people what to buy. >> i believe george washington signed a bill to require able-bodied male citizens to have a rifle in their home. so if those facts are right, what is this case about anyway, unless it's politics? >> reporter: you'll hear a lot of these same argument if the law is overturned. president obama saying this is not just an abstract legal theory. this is about millions of people and their health care. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> and more political news this morning -- presidential hopeful mitt romney is getting a boost ahead of the primaries. he's halfway to clinching the nomination after inching up to 572 delegates yesterday. he got the extra votes after officials in tennessee finalized results from that state's primary which took place last month. 95 delegates are at stake in today's races. those races taking place in wisconsin, maryland and the nation's capital of d.c. >>> the he
. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, former president bill clinton seemed surprised the obama administration's lawyer did not mention in court other precedents for the government telling people what to buy. >> i believe george washington signed a bill to require able-bodied male citizens to have a rifle in their home. so if those facts are right, what is this case about anyway, unless it's politics? >> reporter: you'll hear a lot of these same argument if the law is...
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there's not a whole lot of trust between netanyahu and the obama administration at this point. i know he even said that he will not forewarn the united states of any strike. that just kind of underscores the mistrust there. so definitely they need to do a little patching on the relationship and earning the trust. >> art of diplomacy at the white house today. we'll see if it works. >>> and today is the last full day of campaigning for the republican candidates ahead of super duper tuesday. 437 delegates are at stake in the largest single day of voting of the primary season. ten states are up for grabs in ohio. it could be the most important one in tomorrow's race. the winner there could get the nomination. >> and romney kind of tightening the gap with santorum in ohio, too. all eyes on that state. and front-runner mitt romney picked up endorsements over the weekend. two influential gop lawmakers threw their support behind romney. he picked up endorsements from house majority leader eric cantor of virginia, who promises romney will take that state tuesday, and on top of that one
there's not a whole lot of trust between netanyahu and the obama administration at this point. i know he even said that he will not forewarn the united states of any strike. that just kind of underscores the mistrust there. so definitely they need to do a little patching on the relationship and earning the trust. >> art of diplomacy at the white house today. we'll see if it works. >>> and today is the last full day of campaigning for the republican candidates ahead of super duper...
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and quite a few shake-ups now for the obama administration. he's rivaling president bill clinton, ronald reagan each had four. h.w. had three chiefs of staff in his single term. >> it's a tough job and one that's kind of really vulnerable to whatever the politics of the day happens to be here. but this was not entirely unforeseen because back in november daley's role changed a little bit with a senior adviser taking on some more responsibilities of the chief of staff. so that clearly was not a vote of confidence here. so daley kind of losing the job is not really -- >> not out of the blue. >> yeah. not out of the blue. >>> all right. moving on now, a man from the tampa area is being held this morning on terrorism charges. federal prosecutors say sam sami osmakac plotted to attack nine clubs and the sheriff's office with bombs and assault rifles to avenge the wrongs he says have been done to muslims. if convicted of the terrorism charge the 25-year-old suspect could face life in prison. >>> volunteers will be out in force today again in the tow
and quite a few shake-ups now for the obama administration. he's rivaling president bill clinton, ronald reagan each had four. h.w. had three chiefs of staff in his single term. >> it's a tough job and one that's kind of really vulnerable to whatever the politics of the day happens to be here. but this was not entirely unforeseen because back in november daley's role changed a little bit with a senior adviser taking on some more responsibilities of the chief of staff. so that clearly was...
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friday, president obama will tour the area to personally thank firefighters. the administration has already offered its assistance to colorado's governor and the mayor of colorado springs. and it's not just colorado -- in central utah, almost 60 structures have been destroyed. >> the wind would go away they could get this under control, you know. >> reporter: utah firefighters are not only contending with fire and wind but they're also coping with record setting heat. shifting wind are making this fire almost in possible to fight. now blowing it back in the direction where homes burned. rebecca stevens, abc news, colorado springs. >> i heard a scary stat on the evening news last night this fire is 3, 4 miles away from downtown colorado springs. it is moving at a rate of three to four football fields an hour. think about that. why it doubled overnight last night here. this thing eventually is going to get to the heart of that area. they will get a better handle on this today some time. could be seeing images from downtown colorado springs. >> 60 mile an hour wi
friday, president obama will tour the area to personally thank firefighters. the administration has already offered its assistance to colorado's governor and the mayor of colorado springs. and it's not just colorado -- in central utah, almost 60 structures have been destroyed. >> the wind would go away they could get this under control, you know. >> reporter: utah firefighters are not only contending with fire and wind but they're also coping with record setting heat. shifting wind...
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. >> the interesting thing for me has always been, the obama administration, the obama campaign should be pretty vulnerable at this point. i mean the economy is not doing well. but with these gaffes -- the campaign is actually doing pretty well. >> no doubt about that. >> we'll see. that's the news for this half-hour. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> and on twitter at abcwnn -- use the #wnnfans. >> comeing up -- more news. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.
. >> the interesting thing for me has always been, the obama administration, the obama campaign should be pretty vulnerable at this point. i mean the economy is not doing well. but with these gaffes -- the campaign is actually doing pretty well. >> no doubt about that. >> we'll see. that's the news for this half-hour. don't miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> and on twitter at abcwnn -- use the #wnnfans. >> comeing up -- more news. we'll be right back....
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. >>> the obama administration is staying out of the situation involving wiki leaks founder julian assange. he's holed up in the embassy in london. >> reporter: breaking his silence for the first time in two months -- >> i am here today because i cannot be there with you today. >> reporter: julian assange spoke from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy where he sought refuge for extradition. >> thank you for your resolve. >> reporter: in a speech, he thanked ecuador's president for granting him political asylum and launched into a diatribe against the united states and the investigation into secrets made public by his website. >> i ask president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wiki leaks. >> reporter: and then a message about bradley manning, the u.s. soldier accused of leaking classified documents to assange's organization. >> reporter: if bradley manning did as he is accused, he is a hero. >> reporter: he made no mention of the sex crimes allegation, something he's always denied. even though he has diplomatic immunity when he's in the
. >>> the obama administration is staying out of the situation involving wiki leaks founder julian assange. he's holed up in the embassy in london. >> reporter: breaking his silence for the first time in two months -- >> i am here today because i cannot be there with you today. >> reporter: julian assange spoke from the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy where he sought refuge for extradition. >> thank you for your resolve. >> reporter: in a speech, he...
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in the past the obama administration has said food aid is not linked to progress on the nuclear issue. now the u.s. says more aid could come when there's a continued need. gloria rivera, abc news, beijing. >> obviously this is a good step, a modest one some officials would tell you here, but north korea has a staggering hunger problem in many parts of that country. that's why food aid is such a heavy bargaining chip from our side of the table here. >> i believe 80% of the children in north korea are malnourished, which is a staggering stat. >> and even think of all the public wailing and hysteria when the leader passed away. they say a lot of that was manufactured because a lot of the country is staggered. so what do the leaders really do for them? >>> politics here. president obama hosted 200 war veterans and their guests for a black tie dinner last night at the white house. the idea was to honor this group representing the more than 1 million who served in iraq in that nearly nine-year war and the nearly 4,500, of course, who never came home. many of those guests will soon head to a
in the past the obama administration has said food aid is not linked to progress on the nuclear issue. now the u.s. says more aid could come when there's a continued need. gloria rivera, abc news, beijing. >> obviously this is a good step, a modest one some officials would tell you here, but north korea has a staggering hunger problem in many parts of that country. that's why food aid is such a heavy bargaining chip from our side of the table here. >> i believe 80% of the children...
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currently with a misleading ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration -- >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a boldfaced lie. the administration is allowing states to experiment with changes to the welfare law but insists it is still requiring people to work. here in boston the romney campaign is gearing up for an announcement of a runningmate that could come any day. there is already a staff in place. they have desks, computers, they are working for a candidate though they have no idea who the vice presidential candidate will be. jonathan karl, abc news, boston. >>> more than a million general electric dishwashers are considered so unsafe, safety experts say you should unplug them right now if you have one. 1.3 million dishwashers made by ge and sold under six brand names have defective heating elements. sold between 2006 and 2009. at least seven fires have been reported. but thank goodness no injuries. consumers should contact ge for details on repairs, replacements or rebates. >>> tropical storm ernesto is being blamed for two deaths afte
currently with a misleading ad, claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration -- >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a boldfaced lie. the administration is allowing states to experiment with changes to the welfare law but insists it is still requiring people to work. here in boston the romney campaign is gearing up for an announcement of a runningmate that could come any day. there is already a staff in place. they have desks, computers,...
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a bit of a big squeeze, israel is putting the pressure on the obama administration not doing this privately, coming out, showing their frustration with him. they say, with the election year, republicans contended president obama is not really a friend of israel. this is something they are going to hit upon. >> a source says the relationship has been strained. we know publicly. one source says it is not warm and fuzzy between. >> i can't see it being any warmer or fuzzier after this. >> not at all. the presidential race goes into high gear after candidates took a one-day break to mark 9/11 anniversary. mitt romney attending two events in jacksonville, florida, florida where he is spending majority of tv advertising now. paul ryan is in wisconsin. president obama flying to las vegas. joe biden is in dayton, ohio. >>> as for the 9/11 anniversary here in new york, traditional tribute in light is stretching into the overnight sky from the original footprint of the world trade centers. about 1,000 people, mostly victims' families and survivors gathered there yesterday. the names of the victims we
a bit of a big squeeze, israel is putting the pressure on the obama administration not doing this privately, coming out, showing their frustration with him. they say, with the election year, republicans contended president obama is not really a friend of israel. this is something they are going to hit upon. >> a source says the relationship has been strained. we know publicly. one source says it is not warm and fuzzy between. >> i can't see it being any warmer or fuzzier after this....
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there appears to be no deal bet twe between the obama administration and the republicans. gop members are demanding to see more documents about the failed justice department program which let guns into mexico in an effort to track them. >>> at the pentagon, a scene that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. gay and lesbian troops recognized for service to their country. the first time ever that gay pride month was observed at the pentagon and comes nine months after the don't ask don't tell policy was repealed. >>> new era for the nation's defense. for sure. now we turn to campaign politics, two long time lawmakers have survived major primary challenges. utah senator orin hatch won over a tea party candidate. >> here, charlie wrangle won the democratic primary despite getting in trouble for failing to pay his taxes. as for the presidential race as a whole, we are joined by karen travers in washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, paula. the presidential candidates know they have to focus on the economy. but this week the s
there appears to be no deal bet twe between the obama administration and the republicans. gop members are demanding to see more documents about the failed justice department program which let guns into mexico in an effort to track them. >>> at the pentagon, a scene that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. gay and lesbian troops recognized for service to their country. the first time ever that gay pride month was observed at the pentagon and comes nine months after the...
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. >> reporter: with one eye on the gas pump and the other on the political calendar, the obama administration says the option of a release of oil from the nation's strategic reserve is on the table. what can you do to soften the blow of skyrocketing gas prices other than driving slower or driving less, not much right now. >> i don't think we're driving as much, doing as much. >> reporter: things should get better soon. experts say the gas prices should start coming down in the next two or three weeks. that's because in mid-september, production switches over or begins to switch over from the higher priced summer blend of gas to the lower priced winter blend. and that's when motorists should see the prices begin to recede at the gas pump. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> like you got your regular blend, your dark blend. >> like coffee. the dark roast, please. cheap roast, please. >> we going to starbucks or the gas station here? the summer blend actually fights air pollution. >> a good thing. >> yes, it is. do you know what, these gas prices and -- the stories that we do, i kind of find -
. >> reporter: with one eye on the gas pump and the other on the political calendar, the obama administration says the option of a release of oil from the nation's strategic reserve is on the table. what can you do to soften the blow of skyrocketing gas prices other than driving slower or driving less, not much right now. >> i don't think we're driving as much, doing as much. >> reporter: things should get better soon. experts say the gas prices should start coming down in the...
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north korea's also criticized for violating international law, and the obama administration is calling this launch a provocative act. all that does not matter when it comes to national pride. more reason now to go ahead with north korea's third nuclear test. detected and suspected by intelligence sources. rob and paula? >> thank you, joohee. you'd wonder why you'd spend almost a billion dollars for something to ultimately fail. when you have a starving nation. feed the people for a year. that's a staggering statistic. analysts say there were three goals in all of this. one, a point of national pride for the north koreans. two, to shore up their power as a way to negotiate for food which they need to feed those starving people. and, three, to boost their reputation as a manufacturer of weapons and technology. on all those fronts, you think yesterday was a huge disappointment and a huge embarrassment. >> big-time embarrassment. >>> okay. moving on now to new hampshire and the devastating blow to one small town's police force. officers serving a warrant in a drug case were met with a hail
north korea's also criticized for violating international law, and the obama administration is calling this launch a provocative act. all that does not matter when it comes to national pride. more reason now to go ahead with north korea's third nuclear test. detected and suspected by intelligence sources. rob and paula? >> thank you, joohee. you'd wonder why you'd spend almost a billion dollars for something to ultimately fail. when you have a starving nation. feed the people for a year....
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and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office. he urged a more aggressive u.s. role in the syrian civil war. >>> meantime, president obama campaigning on the west coast sounded an urgent note in his appeal to voter. he told supporters in san francisco they must be almost obsessive in getting out the vote. the president and mitt romney returned to the crucial state of ohio later today to campaign in that critical state. >>> first lady michelle obama is sharing a bit what goes on behind the closed dufrz the white house. in a "nightline" interview she told cynthia mcfadden she steers clear of trying to influence her husband's approximately sees instead sticking to causes like fighting childhood obesity. mrs. obama talked about how comfortable the president is around women. >> this is one of the things i love about barack, he is so used to having strong women in his life. you know, it's odd. i tell
and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office. he urged a more aggressive u.s. role in the syrian civil war. >>> meantime, president obama campaigning on the west coast sounded an urgent note in his appeal to voter. he told supporters in san francisco they must be almost obsessive in getting out the vote. the president and...
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romney arguing president obama won in part because of gifts the obama administration had given to particular groups in this country. what the president, president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition. give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government. and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> reporter: among those groups the gifts went to, romney discusses the african-american community, young people and the hispanic community, here, offering one of the gift to them. >> what the president did is he gave them two things. one a big gift on immigration with the dream act amnesty program. >> reporter: and the second thing in order to get hispanic voters. number two put in place obamacare which is basically $10,000 a family. a proven political strategy, which is give a bunch of money from the government to a group and guess what they will vote for you. >> reporter: sources telling me this has been romney's argument since the moment he realize heed lost, telling the closest circle the very next morning that america is becoming an entitled s
romney arguing president obama won in part because of gifts the obama administration had given to particular groups in this country. what the president, president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition. give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government. and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. >> reporter: among those groups the gifts went to, romney discusses the african-american community, young people and the hispanic community,...
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administration handed it. we will see if there is a strict difference here. some have been critical saying, israel, american tensions have never been worse than right now. so he is trying to heal some of those wounds and mend fences. see how it, how it plays out. >> one thing he is not doing on this tour, not, he is trying to not publicly criticize president obama or, really, really, critique him on foreign soil. he says he wants to stay away from that. that's not his place. >> out of respect. also david asked him, what about controversial comments you made in london. got a lot of headlines, obviously. romney said i don't regret it, pretty much. he stood by his comments. which is good. it may not have been polite. he did think express concerns, people have about the games. >> he says i usually say it what i'm thinking. >> i appreciate that. >>> moving on this morning. syrians are fleeing their country in droves as a fierce battle continues to rage in its largest city. amateur video in commercial hub aleppo sho
administration handed it. we will see if there is a strict difference here. some have been critical saying, israel, american tensions have never been worse than right now. so he is trying to heal some of those wounds and mend fences. see how it, how it plays out. >> one thing he is not doing on this tour, not, he is trying to not publicly criticize president obama or, really, really, critique him on foreign soil. he says he wants to stay away from that. that's not his place. >> out...
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and as abc's david kerley reports, the obama administration continues to fight back against that claim. >> reporter: it was the treasury secretary on abc's "this week" -- >> it's a ridiculous way to look at the problem. >> reporter: -- who fired the latest salvo in the war for women voters. this battle intensified with the latest attack by mitt romney who is desperately trying to narrow a 19-point gender gap and is using a new statistic. >> 92.3% of the people who have lost jobs have been women. his failures have hurt women. >> reporter: really? here's the fact check. the number is correct. but misleading and mostly false say experts because the romney campaign didn't look at the recession as a whole, which saw male job losses, construction and manufacturing early, before mr. obama took office. so what does geithner think of romney's statistics? >> it's a ridiculous argument. largely debunk this week by the team that have looked at it. >> which is technically accurate. >> the crisis began in early 2008. and again the early job losses were concentrated in manufacturing and construction.
and as abc's david kerley reports, the obama administration continues to fight back against that claim. >> reporter: it was the treasury secretary on abc's "this week" -- >> it's a ridiculous way to look at the problem. >> reporter: -- who fired the latest salvo in the war for women voters. this battle intensified with the latest attack by mitt romney who is desperately trying to narrow a 19-point gender gap and is using a new statistic. >> 92.3% of the people...
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administration allowed iran to get closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> it's because this administration has no credibility on the issue. >> these are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. >> reporter: president obama was criticized for being too passive in last week's debate. vice president biden seemed determined not to make that same mistake. >> but it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who said 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. >> they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. >> reporter: ryan said the obama administration has failed the middle class. >> we're going in the wrong direction. look at where we are. the economy is barely limping along. >> reporter: side by side at the same table, biden and ryan were not shy about directly engaging each other, sometimes with harsh attacks, sometimes with humor. >> i think the vice president very well knows that some times the words don't come out of your mouth the right way. >> but i always say what i mean. >> reporter: with the polls t
administration allowed iran to get closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> it's because this administration has no credibility on the issue. >> these are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. >> reporter: president obama was criticized for being too passive in last week's debate. vice president biden seemed determined not to make that same mistake. >> but it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who said 47% of the american people are unwilling to take...
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and that is obama's achilles heel. >> i don't know that you can quibble much with the way the obama administration has dealt with foreign policy. he has done what he needs to do. i think mitt romney sort of agreed with that. what was also very interesting to me was the auto bailout. and how mitt romney had to deal with that. because we know he wrote that n op-ed in "the new york times" and haunting him. and obama pulled that out and said, listen you sent jobs to china. you would have let the, the auto companies fail. and i thought it was interesting that, mitt romney sort of embraced his detroit roots and, you know, portrayed himself as a detroit. >> a native of michigan, born in detroit. my dad was in the car business. put it all out there. also, underscores again the importance of the midwest, particularly ohio when they stress that about auto industry. that's what everyone is going for. look at the trend now. florida going towards romney. ohio becomes absolutely clutch for both men. who ever wins ohio at this point is going to be the next guy in the white house. >> just been fascinating. >> two
and that is obama's achilles heel. >> i don't know that you can quibble much with the way the obama administration has dealt with foreign policy. he has done what he needs to do. i think mitt romney sort of agreed with that. what was also very interesting to me was the auto bailout. and how mitt romney had to deal with that. because we know he wrote that n op-ed in "the new york times" and haunting him. and obama pulled that out and said, listen you sent jobs to china. you would...
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. >> michelle obama is a very smart lawyer who you would expect to be involved in her husband's administration. >> it's always best for the staff to recognize that it is not wise to ignore the president's spouse. >> i actually had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of what it was caught into. >> i'm having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves or beatings is in a math problem. and that hurts. >> why build it in ohio? >> we've decided that this car is for americans, this is the primary market for this new sports car, and why not build it and develop it here. >> what has life been like for your dad without football as a daily mission? >> i don't know that he knows what that is like yet because of the cancer treatments. so every day he's had a fight to go fight. >> i'm excited to see them again. i haven't ever met kate. and i met william when he was very, very young. and so i'm looking forward to seeing him again. ♪ baby i paint the sky blue ♪ my greatest creation is you >> well, coming up, overcoming obstacles to win and holding a little baby. are you trying to tell us som
. >> michelle obama is a very smart lawyer who you would expect to be involved in her husband's administration. >> it's always best for the staff to recognize that it is not wise to ignore the president's spouse. >> i actually had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of what it was caught into. >> i'm having to explain to my 8-year-old why slavery or slaves or beatings is in a math problem. and that hurts. >> why build it in ohio? >> we've decided that...
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the obama administration says syria's government is responsible for that massacre. >>> the sister of the man who admits killing etan patz in new york in 1979 says she reported him to police years ago. she claims she told camden, new jersey, police she'd heard a rumor her brother pedro confessed to the killing at a prayer group. she says after giving her statement to a uniformed policeman she never heard from anyone in law enforcement. >> the police never got back to me. they never called me. nobody ever said anything. i was suspecting at least a detective or somebody to say something but nobody ever did. >> hernandez admits she cannot remember exactly when she made that report. as for the camden police department, well, they are not commenting, rob. >> three teens in tampa are in big trouble this morning after a prank caused a really serious injury. noah grant was hit in the eye with an egg. police say it was thrown from a speeding car as those teens were riding in. the impacted egg was so great that a bone near his eye was fractured. >> the egg being thrown out the window at such a
the obama administration says syria's government is responsible for that massacre. >>> the sister of the man who admits killing etan patz in new york in 1979 says she reported him to police years ago. she claims she told camden, new jersey, police she'd heard a rumor her brother pedro confessed to the killing at a prayer group. she says after giving her statement to a uniformed policeman she never heard from anyone in law enforcement. >> the police never got back to me. they...
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that was the obama administration's main argument when arizona's republican governor jan brewer signed the controversial law two years ago. during oral arguments in april, the court seemed sympathetic to the challenges arizona faced with illegal immigration. justice kennedy said the state of arizona has a massive emergency with social disruption, economic disruption, residents leaving the state because of a flood of immigrants. for now arizona law enforcement officials can continue to check the immigration status of every person that is stopped or arrested. >> it is to determine whether you are in this country illegally, when you have suspicion, i think that's important. we have been doing it anyway for four years. >> reporter: some arizona residents say the threat of racial profiling is still very real. >> it is very scary for me, to, you know, have that in the back of my head i could still be pulled over and maybe deported. >> reporter: governor brewer claimed victory. >> the state of arizona and senate bill 1070 was vindicated and the heart of the bill was upheld. >> reporter: after
that was the obama administration's main argument when arizona's republican governor jan brewer signed the controversial law two years ago. during oral arguments in april, the court seemed sympathetic to the challenges arizona faced with illegal immigration. justice kennedy said the state of arizona has a massive emergency with social disruption, economic disruption, residents leaving the state because of a flood of immigrants. for now arizona law enforcement officials can continue to check the...
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has not taken its eye off the ball throughout the bush administration and continuing into the obama administration. >> i'll never forget, that was a sunday night and the president spoke about 11:30 at night. we all had the sense something big has happened because when does the president speak. >> ever at that time. >> that late. i know this has gotten political but i think something like that you tip your hat to the navy s.e.a.l.s for the men and women over there for years and still fighting. >> it hasbecome political. they're accusing them of excessive celebration. that will be a big talking point today. >> right back with more right after this. you're watching "world news now." when we solve to stop snacking and slacking, resoe to start reading and running. this year,esolve to help someonelse, too. resolve to support the american red cross. because the red crososs provis hope, helpand compassion, not only during disasters, but every day. resolve to do something that means something. support the red cross before the new year. visit redcross.org today. >>> well, here is a story that disturbed me a
has not taken its eye off the ball throughout the bush administration and continuing into the obama administration. >> i'll never forget, that was a sunday night and the president spoke about 11:30 at night. we all had the sense something big has happened because when does the president speak. >> ever at that time. >> that late. i know this has gotten political but i think something like that you tip your hat to the navy s.e.a.l.s for the men and women over there for years and...
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has not taken its eye off the ball throughout the bush administration and continuing into the obama administration. >> i'll never forget, that was a sunday night and the president spoke about 11:30 at night. we all had the sense something big has happened because when does the president speak. >> ever at that time. >> that late. i know this has gotten political but i think something like that you tip your hat to the navy s.e.a.l.s for the men and women over there for years and still fighting. >> it hasbecome political. they're accusing them of excessive celebration. that will be a big talking point today. >> right back with more right after this. you're watching "world news now." >>> well, here is a story that disturbed me as a mother of two. a mom that sparked controversy by allowing her 4-year-old daughter to wear full-on makeup. >> lots of kids of course like to play with makeup but only inside the house pretty much but our own paula faris met the mom behind this facial firestorm. ♪ >> reporter: she's already a makeup guru. okay, so maybe she's not a total pro but like the madeup girls on ide
has not taken its eye off the ball throughout the bush administration and continuing into the obama administration. >> i'll never forget, that was a sunday night and the president spoke about 11:30 at night. we all had the sense something big has happened because when does the president speak. >> ever at that time. >> that late. i know this has gotten political but i think something like that you tip your hat to the navy s.e.a.l.s for the men and women over there for years and...
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the controversy over the obama administration's birth control mandate has been bubbling for weeks. yesterday the senate rejected a push to repeal it. it was a close partisan vote, but the senate rejected a republican challenge to president obama's birth control mandate. >> the ayes are 51. the nays are 48. the motion to table is agreed to. >> reporter: the measure would have allowed employers to refuse to include birth control in their health care coverage because of the religious beliefs or moral convictions. >> if you are of a faith that believes that something is absolutely wrong, as an employer why would you want to pay for that? >> reporter: democrats say republicans were infringing on women's health care rights. >> every step of the way it seems as if there is an assault on women's reproductive choice and having access to health care. >> reporter: the measure was never likely to pass. but the vote put a controversial issue back at center stage and it put several senators on the hot seat. three democrats sided with the republicans. only one republican voted with the democrats.
the controversy over the obama administration's birth control mandate has been bubbling for weeks. yesterday the senate rejected a push to repeal it. it was a close partisan vote, but the senate rejected a republican challenge to president obama's birth control mandate. >> the ayes are 51. the nays are 48. the motion to table is agreed to. >> reporter: the measure would have allowed employers to refuse to include birth control in their health care coverage because of the religious...
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mitt romney said the middle-class has gotten crushed by the obama administration, but dent say just like joe biden said yesterday, would have been a great opportunity to say look even your own vice president admit it. >> two more chances left to go. plus the vp debate. thank you to karen travers, reporting live from denver. thank you again, karen. coverage of last night's debate is far from over. later this half-hour some of your political observations. posted on our facebook fan page. keep it here on abc. all morning long. >>> tomorrow we'll get the latest gauge on unemployment nationwide from the labor department and it does not look encouraging. september's jobless rate is predicted to j up slight low to 8.2% when the federal report is released up .1% from august. a private survey showed american businesses made 162,000 hires last month, down from august. >>> something that may be addressed in the next two presidential debates, a new book that says president obama hoped to put osama bin laden on trial if he add surrendered in last year's raid by u.s. navy seals. the book quotes mr. ob
mitt romney said the middle-class has gotten crushed by the obama administration, but dent say just like joe biden said yesterday, would have been a great opportunity to say look even your own vice president admit it. >> two more chances left to go. plus the vp debate. thank you to karen travers, reporting live from denver. thank you again, karen. coverage of last night's debate is far from over. later this half-hour some of your political observations. posted on our facebook fan page....